者もいた

there were also people who

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there were also people who 者 means “person” and is more formal or literary than 人. The phrase describes people who were among a group or held a particular view.

JA: その計画に反対する者もいた。

EN: There were also people who opposed the plan.

学生たちはバスで行く者もいれば、歩いて行く者もいた。

Some of the students went by bus, while others walked.

ヴェルヌを笑った者もいた

Some people even laughed at Verne.

— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)

殲滅を望む者もいたが皇帝は希望を見た

Some wanted annihilation, but the emperor saw hope.

— ブゴニア (2025)

中には、妥当な値段で買えるなら気にしない者もいた。

Some didn’t mind, as long as they could buy it at a reasonable price.